Tiger cub Sultan and his Ammi have a special friend they call Junglee Bina. Bina’s stunning photographs of Sultan's life in the Ranthambore forest tells the story of a warm relationship between a woman and the wild.
Illustrated by: Anitha Balachandran
Age group: 7+ yrs
Publisher: Puffin
An eloquent coming of age story about leaving home and the journey back.
Illustrated by: Niloufer Wadia
Age group: 5+ yrs
Publisher: Tulika Books
When the lights go off, it is little Kanna who coolly leads everyone to safety. Light or no light, it makes no difference because he can't see anyway. A story that inverts the notion of ‘disability' — and even a chance to have some fun!
Illustrated by: Manjari Chakravarti
Age group: 5+ yrs
Publisher: Tulika Books
A little girl is called Clumsy, Slowcoach, Careless... But in her head, words become stories and stories, pictures. With a box of paints and a brush find out how she sweeps herself away from the names people call her.
Illustrated by: Sayan Mukherjee
Age group: 7+ yrs
Publisher: Puffin
A touching story of how a natural disaster brought out the best in people.
Illustrated by: Priyankar Gupta
Age group: 7+ yrs
Publisher: Tulika Books
When rock bees build a bee colony in Gowri's balcony, her mother asks Mr Ramaiah, a bee expert, for help. As Gowri learns about bees and the environment.
Illustrated by: Shreya Sen
Age group: 7+ yrs
Publisher: Scholastic
A day in the life of a young urban Indian family makes for an instantly relatable story
Illustrated by: Vinayak Varma
Age group: 7+ yrs
Publisher: Duckbill
A roller-coaster adventure that's all about loving your grandparents in true Ninja style!
Illustrated by: Shamika Chaves
Age group: 7+ yrs
Publisher: Harper Collins
It's Diwali and everyone is happy, but Lucky, a little puppy who is scared with the sound of all the loud 'patakas' sounds.